Thursday, June 4, 2015

New Elvis Stamp to Debut in August

Elvis Presley, who appeared on one of the most popular stamps of all time, will be featured on a new stamp in August, the Postal Service announced June 3.
Presley will be the sixth inductee into the Music Icons series. The stamp image will be revealed later.
The stamp will be dedicated Aug. 12 at Graceland, Presley’s Memphis, TN, home. The ceremony will be part of the annual Elvis Week celebration.
The first Presley stamp, issued in 1993, is considered one of the most popular because people saved more than 124 million stamps.
A year before the stamps were issued, the Postal Service invited the public to vote between images of a young or old Presley. About 1.2 million ballots were returned, with more than 75 percent preferring the younger version.
Previous Music Icons stamps featured Lydia Mendoza, Johnny Cash, Ray Charles, Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin.

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